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| Nov 3, 2026 | Effective Obesity Treatments Reach Few Eligible Teens, Study Finds | Despite the arrival of powerful new anti-obesity medications and growing evidence supporting weight-loss surgery for adolescents, the vast majority of eligible teens are receiving neither treatment, according to a new Northwestern Medicine ... |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Study Tracks Brain Activity of Toddlers and Parents During Story and Play Time | New research tracks brain activity of toddlers and parents using EEGs during activities that support child development A new Northwestern study has shown for the first time shown how toddlers’ brains respond during natural moments of play w... |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Years of Opioid Use Do Not Improve Chronic Pain, Study Finds | Comparing brain scans of patients on and not on opioids reveals clues that could lead to new treatments
Taking opioids for years does not seem to improve pain and functioning in people with chronic back pain, according to a new Northwestern... |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Understanding How Immune Cells Can Drive Blindness | Jeremy Lavine, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Ophthalmology, was senior author of the study.
A Northwestern Medicine study has identified a previously unrecognized population of immune cells that appears to fuel harmful blood vessel growth... |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Ovaries Remain Biologically Active Even Decades After Menopause | Findings raise new questions about whether otherwise healthy ovaries should one day be removed
Contrary to popular belief, the postmenopausal ovary is not defunct. Francesca Duncan, PhD, the Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Reproduct... |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Children’s Suicide-Related Emergency Visits Spiked Between 2016-2022 | Half occurred in hospitals that often lack specialized resources to care for kids in mental health crises
Emergency visits by children with suicide-related crises increased by 74 percent between 2016 and 2022, according to a new study from ... |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Feinberg Research Funding Tops $750 Million | Northwestern Medicine investigators and scientists were awarded $758 million during the 2025-26 fiscal year to advance scientific discovery in human health and disease.
Feinberg principal investigators secured $758 million dollars in resear... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | New Tumor State Helps Identify High-Risk Small-Cell Lung Cancer | Anish Thomas, MD, the Roswell Park Professor of Hematology and Oncology, was the senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a stem-like state in small-cell lung cancer that identifies a group of patients wi... |
| Oct 9, 2026 | For People With a Rare Skin Disorder, High Allergy Risk Adds Another Burden | Study finds high rates of food allergies, asthma and hay fever among people with congenital ichthyosis Amy Paller, MD, MS, the chair and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology.
For as long as Laura Hogan, 69, can remember, living with th... |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Study Reveals Brain Cells that Drive Anxiety After Cannabinoid Exposure | Mouse study explores what happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious Study authors Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, (left) and Farhana Yasmin, PhD, looking at brain recordings from central amygdala neurons.
For the first time, Northwestern ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Pioneering Physician-Scientist Delivers 2026 Nemmers Prize Lecture | Jean-Laurent Casanova, MD, PhD, the recipient of the 2026 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science, delivers the Nemmers prize lecture on September 30.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, MD, PhD, the recipient of the 2026 Mechthild Esser Nemmer... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Chen Named Director of Educator Development and Teaching Excellence | Diane Chen, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, and Medical Social Sciences, has been named Feinberg’s director of educator development and teaching excellence.
Diane Chen, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Beha... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Yancy Receives 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Award | Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, Magerstadt Professor and Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Vice Dean for Health Equity, and leader of Feinberg’s Office of Health Equity.
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, the Magerstadt Professor and chief ... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Medical Education Day Explores Future of Learning | Laurah B. Turner, PhD, associate dean for artificial intelligence and educational informatics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discussed the opportunities and challenges of using AI in medical education. Photo: Kim Le Me... |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Investigating How Dopamine Influences Movement | A new Northwestern Medicine study challenges traditional ideas about how dopamine influences movement, according to findings published in Science Advances. D. James Surmeier, PhD, the Nathan Smith Davis Professor and chair of Neuroscience, ... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Novel AI Tool Rapidly Measures Colonoscopy Quality | Study of 19,000 colonoscopies shows AI can accurately assess quality metrics from procedure videos Rajesh Keswani, MD, MS, associate professor of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Colonoscopies are one of the most... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | RNA Therapy May Help Preserve Muscle During GLP-1 Weight Loss | In mice, adding the therapy to semaglutide led to greater loss of weight and fat while preserving more lean mass Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolism and a Northwestern Medicine physician.
GLP-1 drugs hav... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Imaging Agent May Improve Diagnoses for Rare Heart Disease | Richard L. Weinberg, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was a co-author of the study published in JAMA.
A PET/CT radiotracer demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing cardiac amyloidos... |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Genetic Toolkit May Improve Study of Gut Bacteria’s Role in Disease | Yaping Liu, PhD, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.
A novel genetic toolkit may improve the study of how Clostridia bacteria in the gut contribute to disease and reveal new molecular mechanisms that may serve as eff... |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Experimental Drug Shows Potential for Hard-to-Treat Heart Disease | Lubna Choudhury, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was co-author of the studies.
An experimental drug has been shown to improve symptoms, exercise capacity and heart failure status in patients with an inherited heart ... |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Investigating the Role of Lymphatic Vessels in Heart Growth and Repair | Guillermo Oliver, PhD, the Thomas D. Spies Professor of Lymphatic Metabolism, was senior author of the study.
A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a previously unknown signaling system that helps regulate heart growth during developm... |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Research Day 2026 Recognizes Scientific Excellence and Collaboration | Feinberg students, staff, trainees and faculty present their research posters and abstracts at the 20th annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day on Thursday, Sept. 10. Photo: Nathan Mandell
Feinberg students, staff, trainees and faculty celebrat... |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Combination Therapy May Improve Immune Response Against Advanced Prostate Cancer | Bin Zhang, MD, PhD, the Johanna Dobe Professor of Cancer Immunology, was senior author of the study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Combining the targeted therapy olaparib with a supplemental immunotherapy may improve im... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Surgeon-Scientist Honored with 2026 Tripartite Prize | Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH, the John Benjamin Murphy Professor of Surgery and vice chair of research and innovation in the Department of Surgery, has been named the winner of the 2026 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science an... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Experimental Drug May Disrupt Immune Circuits in Pneumonia | Scott Budinger, MD, the Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases and chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care in the Department of Medicine, was senior author of the study.
A drug that blocks calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channe... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Assessing the Benefit of Heart Calcium Scans | Long-term study finds coronary calcium scans may be most valuable to patients at borderline cardiovascular risk Nilay Shah, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology.
It’s an increasingly popular scan that measu... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Targeting Protein Synthesis Control Regions May Reduce Seizures in Genetic Epilepsy | Alfred L. George, Jr., MD, chair and the Alfred Newton Richards Professor of Pharmacology, was senior author of the study published in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.
Targeting the control of protein synthesis in the KCNQ... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Extreme Heat Linked to 33 Diagnoses That Go Beyond Dehydration, Heat Stroke | Study identified diagnoses not typically considered heat-related, like traffic accidents, multiple sclerosis Abel Kho, MD, director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at Feinberg and co-director of the Northwestern Net... |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Pioneering Brain Injury Expert and Leading Voice in Rehabilitation Medicine Named New Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Flora Hammond, MD, has been named the Paul B. Magnuson Professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Nationally recognized brain injury expert and distinguished physiatrist Flora Hammond, MD, the Nila Covalt... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Loneliness Rewires the Brain to Drive Alcohol Consumption, Mouse Study Finds | First-of-its-kind study shows how isolation escalates drinking in males but suppresses it in females Reesha Patel, PhD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Division of General Psychiatry, and of Neuroscience.
Lo... |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Enzyme Utilizes Specialized Mechanisms to Promote Cancer Cell Proliferation | Daniel Arango, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and a co-corresponding author of the study published in Nature Communications.
A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified a previously unknown mechanism by which an enzyme promot... |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Study Finds Long-Term Benefits of Stroke Thrombectomy | Sameer A. Ansari, MD, PhD, professor and chief of Interventional Neuroradiology in the Department of Radiology, was a co-author of the study.
A one-year follow-up analysis of a landmark clinical trial suggests that patients with severe stro... |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund advances promising biomedical discoveries | Northwestern University recently awarded more than $2.1 million through the Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund to advance eight biomedical research projects with strong translational potential.
This fifth round of the ... |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Empowering Health Professions Education in Africa | Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and of Medical Education, is co-director of the Center for Global Health Education.
Feinberg faculty are helping strengthen the next generation o... |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Northwestern Medicine Study Reveals Hidden Immune Environment in Myasthenia Gravis Patients | The chronic autoimmune disease is most common in women under age 40 and men over age 60; impacts eye movements, swallowing, fatigue and more Study senior author Ankit Bharat, MD, chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery and ex... |
| Aug 14, 2026 | New Cellular Clues to Complications of Scleroderma | Matthew Dapas, PhD, first author of the study and research assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology.
A recent study published in JCI Insight and led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has uncovered new clues as to wh... |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Oxidative Stress Drives Rare Disease Flare-ups, Study Finds | Robert Harmon, PhD, research assistant professor of Pathology, was the first author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why people with Darier disease, a rare genetic skin disorder, oft... |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Documenting Curbside Consultations to Improve Patient Safety | Caitlin Li, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was lead author of the study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Implementing a hospital-wide program for documenting informal clinician consultations impro... |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Tumor-Like Tissue Environments Could Hold Clues to Curing HIV | Viral reservoirs in a proxy animal model of HIV share features with immune-suppressive tumors Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases.
The tissue microenvironments surrounding HIV-i... |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Founders’ Day Welcomes Feinberg Incoming Class of 2026 | First-year medical students celebrated with their families and friends at the Founders’ Day reception, sponsored by the Feinberg Medical Alumni Association. Photo by Nathan Mandell.
The incoming class of 2026 was officially welcomed to Fein... |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Improving Stroke Care and Innovation | This story was originally published in the August issue of the Breakthroughs Newsletter.
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because stroke is a leading cause of l... |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Noncoding DNA Regions Drive Development of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Gemma Carvill, PhD, associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, was senior author of the study published in Nature Communications.
A new study from the laborator... |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Nominations Now Open for Northwestern’s 2027 Kimberly Prize | Northwestern University is accepting nominations for its $250,000 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. The annual prize will be awarded in 2027.
Candidacy for the Kimberly Prize, the largest biochemistry award offered by a... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Earns U.S. News Honor Roll Recognition for 15th Consecutive Year | Multiple Northwestern Medicine hospitals achieved national specialty rankings, top regional placements and high-performing distinctions across key areas of care
For the 15th consecutive year, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has once again be... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Exploring Genetic Differences in Parkinson’s Disease by Ancestry | Niccolo Mencacci, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Movement Disorders, was a co-author of the study.
A landmark international study has found that the genetic drivers of Parkinson’... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Parkinson’s Gene Linked to Early Dysfunction in Brain Cells | Loukia Parisiadou, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology, was senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a major Parkinson’s disease gene disrupts the brain’s most vulnerable dopamine-producing neuron... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Implementing Simulation-Based Learning to Improve Self-Care for Chronic Heart Disease | Jeffrey Barsuk, ‘99 MD, ‘10 MS, ’02 GME, the Robert Hirschtick Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and a professor of Medical Education.
Northwestern Medicine investigators have received an R01 research grant from the... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Flexible DNA Transforms Protein Crystallization | New approach reveals proteins’ structures and enables next-gen flexible biomaterials Chad A. Mirkin, PhD, the the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, and director of t... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Gut Bacteria Leave Intestinal ‘Memory,’ Protecting Against Inflammation | Tianming Yu, PhD, research assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was the first and corresponding author of the study.
New Northwestern Medicine research published in Nature Communications sugges... |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Study Identifies New Genetic Variants that Cause Rare Tumor Disorder | Jeffrey Calhoun, PhD, research assistant professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, was senior author of the study.
A recent Northwestern Medicine study offers new data s... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | AI-Guided Study Uncovers Drug Targets for Psoriasis | The study was led by Shana Kelley, PhD, the Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and president of Biohub.
A new study from Northwestern Medicine investigators, in collabo... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Blood Test Spots Hidden Pancreatic Cancer After Treatment | Sensitive test looking for key genetic mutation detects high-risk patients missed by standard testing Study authors Akhil Chawla, MD, clinical associate professor of Surgery, and Qiang Zhang, MD, PhD, research professor of Medicine in the D... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Novel Wireless Sensor Monitors Progression of Soft Tissue Disorders | Photograph of the device; the inset shows a side view while attached to the skin. Courtesy of Min-Seung Jo, PhD.
Northwestern scientists have developed a novel wireless sensor device that can continuously monitor skin elasticity in patients... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Daylight Saving Time Impacts Risk of Retinal Vascular Disease | Rukhsana Mirza, MD, the Ryan-Pusateri Professor of Ophthalmology, professor of Medical Education, and vice chair of Faculty Affairs in the Department of Ophthalmology, was senior author of the study published in Scientific Reports.
For the ... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Center for Community Health Hosts 2026 Community-Engaged Research Conference | Following a lively and interactive opening talk, the day built with panel featuring the Chicagoland Community Research Fellowship’s inaugural cohort. The fellows, now a year into the program, spoke about their experience and the necessity f... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Signaling Pathway May Help Predict Immunotherapy Response in Glioblastoma | Adam M. Sonabend, MD, associate professor of Neurological Surgery, was senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a biological mechanism that helps explain why most patients with glioblastoma fail to respond... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Immunotherapy Shows Long-Term Promise in Aggressive Lymphoma | Leo I. Gordon, MD, the Abby and John Friend Professor of Oncology Research and professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was a co-author of the study.
A leading-edge immunotherapy may extend survival for patients wit... |
| Jul 10, 2026 | New Analytic Method Reveals ‘Building Blocks’ of Brain Activity | Joshua Glaser, ‘18 PhD, assistant professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Comprehensive Neurology and senior author of the study.
A new Northwestern Medicine study has introduced a novel machine learning me... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Northwestern Medicine Study Finds Lung Transplant Dramatically Improves Survival for Patients With Terminal Lung Cancer | Co-corresponding author Ankit Bharat, MD, chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery and director of the Canning Thoracic Institute.
A landmark Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA suggests lung transplantation can sign... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Examining the Impact of Aging on Critical Cellular Processes | Ali Shilatifard, PhD, the chair and Robert Francis Furchgott Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was senior author of the study.
A new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Elects Dr. Bradford Bemiss and Dr. Krishna Thavarajah to Board of Directors | The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is strengthening its Board with two leading PF and ILD experts whose clinical, research and patient care experience will help guide the organization's next chapter.
CHICAGO, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire-PR... |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Intricate Molecular Mechanisms Help Bacteria Evade Immune Detection | Hank Seifert, PhD, the John Edward Porter Professor of Biomedical Research and a professor of Microbiology-Immunology, was senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism utilized by the bacter... |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Blood Cell ‘Nurseries’ Upend Understanding of Human Physiology | Peng Ji, MD, PhD, the Marie A. Fleming Research Professor of Pathology, was senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that one of the body’s most fundamental biological processes — how red blood cells are ... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Combination Therapy Shows Promise in High-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds | Ashley Ross, MD, PhD, professor of Urology, was a co-author of the study.
A large international clinical trial has found that adding the drug apalutamide to standard hormone therapy before and after prostate cancer surgery significantly imp... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Immunotherapy Strategy Shows Promise for Deadly Brain Cancer | Amy Heimberger, MD, PhD, the Jean Malnati Miller Professor of Brain Tumor Research and vice chair for research in the Department of Neurological Surgery, was a co-author of the new study.
A new immunotherapy strategy has shown promise in ta... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Identifying Immune Pathways Driving Aggressive Brain Cancers | Daniel Brat, MD, PhD, the chair and Magerstadt Professor of Pathology, was senior author of the study.
A new study has uncovered a key mechanism that helps one of the deadliest brain cancers evade the immune system, according to the study p... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | New GLP-1 Drug Promotes Weight Loss in Obesity | Robert Kushner, MD, ‘82 GME, professor emeritus of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, was a co-author of the study.
A new strategy for delivering GLP-1 drugs to patients with obesity or who were ov... |
| Jun 19, 2026 | One in Three Middle-Aged Adults Struggle With Basic, ‘Everyday’ Health Tasks | Patients had trouble reading prescription instructions, recalling details about new diagnoses Fake prescription bottles used in the study show a variety of different medication instructions for patients. (Northwestern University)
OK, Boomer... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Lymphatic Dysfunction Drives Heart Valve Disease | Tsutomu Kume, PhD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and of Pharmacology, was the senior author of the study.
Dysfunction in the lymphatic system has been identified as a hidden driver of life‑threatening heart valve disea... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Expanding the Evidence for Behavioral Interventions in Gastroenterology | This story was originally published in the June issue of the Breakthroughs Newsletter.
The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Feinberg has a distinct strength in understanding how behavior and lifestyle influence gastrointestina... |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Exploring Intracellular Communication to Understand Neurodegeneration | TDP-43 wild-type dynamically forms RNA granules in the cytoplasm following mtROS production upon inhibition of mitochondrial OXPHOS Complex III (Antimycin A treatment). 45-minute timelapse using Super-Resolution Live Microscopy. Courtesy of... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Mateen Appointed Director of New Center for Global Neurology | Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, and director of the Center for Global Neurology.
Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology and the D... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bacteria ‘Rewire’ Epithelial Cells and Drive Disease in the Gut | Alexandra Grote, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was a co-author of the study published in Cell.
A bacterial pathogen that causes colitis and colorectal cancer creates a nutrient-rich niche and “... |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Physiological Factors Reshape How Drugs and Proteins Interact | Wei Lü, PhD, professor of Pharmacology and of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, was co-senior author of the study.
A new Northwestern Medicine study has demonstrated that proteins studied in simplified laboratory conditions don’t behav... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Immune Biomarkers May Predict Response to Bladder Cancer Treatment | Joshua Meeks, ‘05 MD, ‘03 PhD, ‘06, ‘11 GME, the Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD Professor of Urology, was senior author of the new study.
A Northwestern Medicine study has offered new clues as to why immunotherapy works well for some bladder ... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Hormone Impacts Red Blood Cell Production in Anemia | Valentin David, PhD, the Frank Krumlovsky, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, was senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the hormone FGF23 reduces the product... |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Blood Test May Predict Immunotherapy Response in Head and Neck Cancer | Yaping Liu, PhD, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, was senior author of the study.
A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests that a simple blood test could help identify which patients with head and neck cancer wi... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Novel Synthetic Biomolecule Degrades Disease-Related Proteins | Shana Kelley, PhD, the Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and the president of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago, was senior author of the study published in Nature Com... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Overlooked DNA Structures Help Organize the Genome | Vipul Shukla, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, was senior author of the study.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that little-studied DNA st... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Asthma Drug Improves Treatment of Aggressive Cancers in Preclinical Studies | Asthma-related pathway helps tumors evade immune attack in triple-negative breast cancer, other tough cancers Bin Zhang, MD, PhD, the Johanna Dobe Professor of Cancer Immunology, was senior author of the study.
A drug widely used to treat a... |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Alzheimer Day Highlights Research Advances and Community Engagement | Robert Vassar, PhD, the Davee Professor of Alzheimer Research and professor of Neurology and director of the Mesulam Institute, welcomed attendees and emphasized the center’s commitment to scientific discovery and patient-centered care. Pho... |
| May 30, 2026 | Wearable Polygraph Detects Hidden Stress | The body can notice stress before the conscious brain — and that’s no lie Wearable polygraph device in the palm of a hand for scale. (John A. Rogers/Northwestern University)
Northwestern University engineers have developed a small, wireless... |
| May 29, 2026 | VectorBuilder: $50 Million Investment To Launch Chicago Biomanufacturing And R&D Center | VectorBuilder announced plans to invest $50 million in a new Advanced Biomanufacturing and R&D Center in Chicago, significantly expanding its North American operations and reinforcing its long-term commitment to advancing genetic medici... |
| May 28, 2026 | ‘Toxic’ Molecule Plays Vital Role in Gene Regulation and Development | Navdeep Chandel, PhD, the David W. Cugell, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was senior author of the study.
A molecule once thought to be a harmful metabolic byproduct may play a crucial role in earl... |
| May 27, 2026 | Policing Plagiarism of Ideas in Generative AI-Assisted Research Writing | Commentary: Onus is on scientists to use GenAI responsibly and ensure integrity, proper attribution
Mohammad Hosseini, MA, PhD, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Biostatistics and Informatics.
As more people — in... |
| May 20, 2026 | Spatial Transcriptomics Guides Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research | Parambir Dulai, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was a co-corresponding and senior author of the study published in Nature Communications.
A novel spatial transcriptomics atlas develope... |
| May 18, 2026 | Skin-Resident Immune Cells Drive Neuropathic Pain in Diabetes | Daniela Maria Menichella, MD, PhD, ’08, ’11 GME, associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Neuromuscular Disease, was the senior author of the study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigatio... |
| May 15, 2026 | Understanding Treatment Response in High-Risk Bladder Cancer | Joshua Meeks, ‘05 MD, ‘03 PhD, ‘06, ‘11 GME, the Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD Professor of Urology, was a senior author of the study.
A new study may pave the way toward more personalized treatments for patients with high‑risk bladder cance... |
| May 14, 2026 | ALS is Driven by a Domino‑Like Chain Reaction That Begins in Nerve Cells | Study links TDP‑43 pathology to inflammation, disease progression and survival across ALS subtypes David Gate, PhD, director of the Abrams Research Center on Neurogenomics and assistant professor of Neurology in the Division of Behavioral N... |
| May 11, 2026 | Treatment of Rare Childhood Epilepsy Could Begin Before Birth | RNA therapy may calm abnormal brain activity of epilepsy in utero, before seizures emerge Richard Smith, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and of Pediatrics.
Research has shown early diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy disorders can ... |
| May 8, 2026 | Reinfection Raises Long COVID Risk in Children and Adolescents | David Liebovitz, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was a co-author of the study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Children and adolescents who are reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 face a significan... |
| May 7, 2026 | New Tool Collects Biology Data into Cellular Atlases | David Gate, PhD, assistant professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Behavioral Neurology, was a co-author of the study.
A new computational method could dramatically accelerate efforts to map the body’s cell... |
| May 5, 2026 | Holmes Named 2026 Medical Librarian of the Year | Kristi Holmes, PhD, associate dean for knowledge management and strategy, has been named the 2026 Medical Librarian of the Year by the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.
Kristi Holmes, PhD, associate dean for knowledge management ... |
| May 5, 2026 | Feinberg Classmates Return to Campus for Alumni Weekend 2026 | Alumni Weekend brought together graduates across class years for a mix of continuing medical education sessions, campus tours, social gatherings and reunion celebrations. Photo: Randy Belice
Feinberg alumni returned to campus on May 1 and 2... |
| May 4, 2026 | Digital Archive Reveals How Research Agencies Fund Scientific Projects | Thomas Stoeger, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was a co-corresponding author of the study published in Nature Communications.
A new digital archive developed by Northwestern scientists r... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | New U.S. Estimates of Sepsis in Kids Point to Urgent Need to Reduce High Mortality Rates | Sepsis estimated to occur in more than 18,000 pediatric hospitalizations annually, leading to more than 1,800 deaths each year in the U.S. Elizabeth Alpern, MD, MSCE, vice chair and the George M. Eisenberg Professor of Pediatrics, as well a... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Nonsurgical Heart Valve Replacement Improves Patient Outcomes | Charles Davidson, MD, ‘85 GME, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine, was senior author of the study published in JAMA.
Patients with severe heart val... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Murphy Honored as Distinguished Leader in Global Health | Rob Murphy, MD, executive director of the Havey Institute for Global Health, received the 2026 CUGH Distinguished Leadership in Global Health Award on April 11 in Washington, D.C.
Robert Murphy, MD, executive director of the Robert J. Havey... |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Stents Can Ease Symptoms of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome | Kush Desai, ‘07 MD, ’12 GME, chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology in the Department of Radiology, was a co-author of the clinical trial.
A procedure to reopen blocked veins successfully reduces pain, swelling and disability in peo... |
